Energy Transition

This video shows how the energy mix for the G20 has changed over the years

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Higher oil prices in the 1980s caused countries like France, Japan, and the U.S. to tilt their energy mix to nuclear. Image: REUTERS/Robert Pratta

Omri Wallach
Reporter, Visual Capitalist
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From the 1960s to the 1980s, energy mix in the G20 countries almost entirely comprised of these two fossil fuels.
From the 1960s to the 1980s, energy mix in the G20 countries almost entirely comprised of these two fossil fuels. Image: Visual Capitalist

a chart showing modern day energy mix by country
A chart showing modern day energy mix by country Image: Visual Capitalist
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